{"id":4580,"date":"2026-02-27T13:29:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T18:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertwesleybranch.com\/robertwritings\/?page_id=4580"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T18:29:46","slug":"137-the-purpose-of-your-past","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.robertwesleybranch.com\/robertwritings\/radio\/the-robert-wesley-branch-show-on-blogtalkradio\/season-3-trwbs\/137-the-purpose-of-your-past\/","title":{"rendered":"#137 | The Purpose of Your Past."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"137 | The Purpose of Your Past by RWB Podcast\" width=\"780\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F2274646373&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=780\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Original Airdate: Saturday, May 5, 2012.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Show Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Life Repays You<\/em>\u201d \u2013 There comes a time on the spiritual path when life begins to repay you for all your past pain and problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve talked a lot about \u201cbrokenness\u201d on this program and today we are going to make the shift to this question:&nbsp;<strong>\u201cWhat happens after you are broken \u2013 then what?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Restoration.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 23<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;Psalm (verse 3) says: \u201cHe restores my soul.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well what, exactly, does that mean?&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>What does it mean to \u201crestore<\/strong>?\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;One definition reads: \u201cTo give or bring back to the original condition or place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another definition reads: \u201cTo reestablish\u201d (I like that!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet another definition reads: \u201cTo bring back to a state of health, soundness or vigor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo put back to a former place or to a former position or rank.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo give back; make return or restitution of (anything taken away or lost).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Bible, the Lord spoke to the prophet Joel (chapter 2, verse 25), saying: \u201cI will restore to you the years that the locusts have eaten\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201clocusts\u201d symbolize \u201cthe thick devouring darkness\u201d that enters some of our lives \u2013 and overcomes us \u2013 that we often feel powerless against \u2013 that robs us of healthy perspectives and productive choices and that steals our time \u2013 that sometimes consuming darkness that calls us into depression and causes us to hate ourselves and judge ourselves and to become insecure and to engage in behaviors that cause us guilt and shame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cdarkness\u201d \u2013 the \u201clocusts\u201d \u2013 are what is referred to in that song we all love \u2013 \u201cAmazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me, I once was lost (locusts), but now I\u2019m found, was blind (locusts), but now I see.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, here\u2019s a question: \u201c<strong>What is it in your life that you would like to see \u201creestablished, returned, repaid and brought back to a former state<\/strong>?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Search your soul and ask yourself this question:&nbsp;<strong>Where in my life is my thinking causing me to mistake the facts for the truth?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a listen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Original Airdate: Saturday, May 5, 2012.) Show Notes \u201cLife Repays You\u201d \u2013 There comes a time on the spiritual path when life begins to repay you for all your past pain and problems. We\u2019ve talked a lot about \u201cbrokenness\u201d on this program and today we are going to make the shift to this question:&nbsp;\u201cWhat happens after you are broken \u2013 then what?\u201d Restoration. The 23rd&nbsp;Psalm (verse 3) says: \u201cHe restores my soul.\u201d Well what, exactly, does that mean?&nbsp;&nbsp;What does it mean to \u201crestore?\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;One definition reads: \u201cTo give or bring back to the original condition or place.\u201d Another definition reads: \u201cTo reestablish\u201d (I like that!) 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